Dannel Malloy

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News about Dannel Malloy, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 4, 2015

Members of Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, which was assembled by Connecticut Gov Daniel P Malloy after shootings at Newtown elementary school, recall being deeply affected in many ways as they worked for two years trying to find ways to avoid similar tragedies in future. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

Nov. 3, 2014

Interviews with voters across Connecticut reveal they are still bristling over Democratic Gov Dannel P Malloy's decisions early in his term to raise taxes and coax concessions from unions; Republican challenger Thomas C Foley has cast gubernatorial election as a referendum on the incumbent as voters across state merely get by in stalled economy. MORE

Oct. 29, 2014

Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy affirms a case-by-case approach to quarantines, aiming to strike a middle path on issue, and avoiding public criticism that has buffeted his counterparts in New York and New Jersey; some critics in Connecticut argue that ad hoc system exposes travelers to abusive treatment. MORE

Oct. 25, 2014

Former New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg is injecting $1.7 million into closely contested race for governor in Connecticut, with ad drawing attention to gun control bill signed by Gov Dannel P Malloy in aftermath of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre; Malloy's Republican challenger Thomas C Foley has stated that, if elected, he would sign a repeal of the gun control bill. MORE

Oct. 24, 2014

Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy has successfully fended off attacks from challenger Thomas C Foley in five debates and candidates are statistically tied in polls; Foley cedes his spot in sixth debate to independent challenger Joe Visconti. MORE

Oct. 18, 2014

Connecticut gubernatorial hopeful Thomas C Foley's 2013 tax forms show that he effectively paid no federal income tax for the third straight year; Foley's wealth has been subject of attacks by incumbent Democratic Gov Dannel P Malloy. MORE

Oct. 17, 2014

Debate between Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy and challenger Thomas C Foley is as ferocious as ever in tight race that has implications for national leaders of both parties; independent candidate Joe Visconti joins fray for first time. MORE

Oct. 15, 2014

Vitriol flows in debates between Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy and Republican challenger Thomas C Foley, who squared off in the 2010 race; level of hostility is unusual for the state’s politicians. MORE

Sep. 25, 2014

Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy announces additional train service on the Metro-North New Haven commuter line, fulfilling longstanding promise; added trains will represent roughly an 8 percent increase in service, though some gaps will persist. MORE

Aug. 11, 2014

Connecticut State Sen John McKinney and businessman Thomas C Foley must face off against each in Republican primary before challenging incumbent Democratic Gov Dannel P Malloy. MORE

Mar. 28, 2014

Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy signs bill that will raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 starting in 2017; state's future rate will be the highest of all state rates that are now on the books. MORE

Aug. 2, 2013

Editorial criticizes Connecticut officials for continuing to keep the public in the dark about the state's official investigation into the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School; urges Gov Dannel Malloy to push for state authorities to finish and release the investigation. MORE

Apr. 5, 2013

Gov Dannel P Malloy of Connecticut, alongside family members of some of the victims of the Newtown massacre, signs into law sweeping new restrictions on weapons and ammunition magazines, giving state some of toughest gun laws in the country. MORE

Feb. 25, 2013

Feb. 22, 2013

Vice Pres Joe Biden is joined by Conn Gov Dannel P Malloy, at public forum at Western Connecticut State University, in delivering forceful and emotional appeal for stronger gun control measures; both Malloy and Biden propose legislation that would close loopholes and ban the type of assault weapon used at Sandy Hook Elementary School. MORE

Jan. 10, 2013

Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy reflects on the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown during his annual State of the State address; promises to take actions to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again. MORE

Dec. 19, 2012

Gov Dannel P Malloy of Connecticut is generally seen as a brisk, purposeful and sometimes brusque leader; his methodical approach was put to the test by the heart-wrenching ordeal of handling the Newtown shooting, and while some had hoped for more emotion, he has been praised by many for his leadership, decisiveness and attention to detail in handling an unthinkable tragedy. MORE

Nov. 15, 2012

Editorial urges New York Gov Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov Chris Christie and Connecticut Gov Dannel Malloy to make detailed inventory of their disaster relief needs and present them as areawide package in order to best make case for funding from federal government; cautions against requesting funding for far-reaching changes to state infrastructure and to focus on immediate needs of residents. MORE

May. 9, 2012

Connecticut General Assembly approves Gov Dannel P Malloy's compromise agreement to spend nearly $100 million on improving the state's schools and overhauling the evaluations of teachers; agreement comes near end of legislative session vividly at odds with the prevailing conservative trends in many other states. MORE

Apr. 12, 2012

Connecticut House of Representatives votes to repeal the state's death penalty, following a similar vote in the State Senate; Gov Dannel P Malloy has said he will sign the measure, which will make Connecticut the 17th state to abolish capital punishment for future cases. MORE

Feb. 9, 2012

Connecticut Governor Dannel P Malloy proposes a broad set of education initiatives, including major changes to teacher tenure, in his second State of the State address. MORE

Feb. 8, 2012

Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy prepares for his first State of the State address, looking back on a year in which he made himself into something of a national figure by carving out a niche as a contrarian, unapologetic Democrat during an antigovernment, antitax wave. MORE

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On a day when Republicans snatched up governor’s seats in traditionally Democratic states, Dannel P. Malloy’s wobbly victory took on the tone of a much larger triumph, and might have opened a narrow path to national prominence.

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